# AgroPages-CRU Fertilizers top ten calls for 2020-Agricultural news

> CRU Fertilizers published its top ten market calls for 2020, forecasting Chinese urea exports falling to 4.1 Mt from 4.8 Mt and DAP exports dipping to 6.3 Mt. It also expects a Chinese potash contract to be settled at the end of Q1 at $265/t, down $25, and Chinese soybean imports to rise to 87 Mt.

- Date: 2020-01-17 · published 2020-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55013-agropages-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-for-2020-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese urea and DAP exports tighten those global supplies, while a lower potash contract price signals softer potash costs. Stronger Chinese soybean imports would support soybean meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-01-19 | [CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021 - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9195-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021-cru-group.md) | +0.5% | +13.1% |
| UREA | 2022-12-22 | [Top 10 calls of 2023 for the fertilizer market - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38176-top-10-calls-of-2023-for-the-fertilizer-market-cru-group.md) | -1.7% | -11.8% |
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| UREA | 2025-11-05 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to rise 21% in 2025 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6229-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-rise-21-in-2025-ecofin-agency.md) | -2.3% | -10.7% |
| DAP | 2020-06-15 | [CRU Fertilizers Top 10 calls for 2020 Mid-year review - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52543-cru-fertilizers-top-10-calls-for-2020-mid-year-review-cru-group.md) | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| DAP | 2025-11-18 | [1382. Recent Fertilizer Market Trends \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21857-1382-recent-fertilizer-market-trends-japan-international-research-center-for.md) | -2.0% | -12.9% |
| DAP | 2022-09-27 | [Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11906-fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---33760.htm

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